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Automan
''Automan'' is an American superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for 12 episodes (although 13 were made) on ABC between 1983 and 1984. It consciously emulates the visual stylistics of the Walt Disney Pictures live-action film '' Tron'', in the context of a superhero TV series. The series was later shown in reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel. Synopsis ''Automan'' (the "Automatic Man") follows the adventures of a police officer and computer programmer named Walter Nebicher ( Desi Arnaz Jr.), who has created an artificially intelligent crimefighting computer program that generated a hologram (played by Chuck Wagner) able to leave the computer world at night and fight crime. While in the tangible world (in other words, the "real world" of this television series; not the aforementioned "computer world" from which Automan originates in this TV series, where he had met such luminaries as " Donkey Kong"), Automan posed as Walter's friend, government agent Ott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Wagner
Chuck Wagner (born June 20, 1958) is an American actor, director, musical theater historian and teacher. He has had an extensive career in theater, but is perhaps best known for co-starring in the short-lived science fiction TV series '' Automan'' (1983–84). His notable Broadway credits include both Princes and The Wolf in ''Into the Woods'', Inspector Javert in ''Les Misérables'', and The Beast and Gaston in ''Beauty and the Beast''. He also originated the title roles in the world premiere of '' Jekyll & Hyde'' and reprised the roles on the 2nd US national tour. Early life Wagner was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised in Hartsville, Tennessee. He attended public school in Gallatin. While at Gallatin High School, he performed the leads in "My Fair Lady", "Carousel", and "Inherit the Wind". As a BFA student, he attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa under Edmond Williams and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles under John Houseman. His c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lansing (actor)
Robert Lansing (; born Robert Howell Brown, June 5, 1928 – October 23, 1994) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Lansing is probably best remembered as the authoritarian Brigadier General Frank Savage in '' 12 O'Clock High'' (1964), the television drama series about American bomber pilots during World War II. During his career, which spanned five decades, Lansing appeared in 245 episodes of 73 television series, 11 TV movies, and 19 motion pictures. His other notable television roles included '' 87th Precinct'' (1961–62), '' Automan'' (1983–1984), and '' The Equalizer'' (1985–1989). Early life While living in Los Angeles, California, he attended University High School. As a young actor in New York City, he was hired to join a stock company in Michigan, but was told he would first have to join the Actors' Equity Association. Equity would not allow him to join as "Robert Brown" because another actor was using that name. Because the stock company was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desi Arnaz Jr
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV (born January 19, 1953), better known as Desi Arnaz Jr., is an American retired actor and musician. He is the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Early life Arnaz was born on January 19, 1953, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. His older sister is actress Lucie Arnaz, who was born in 1951. His birth was one of the most publicized in television history. His parents were the stars of the television sitcom ''I Love Lucy'', and Ball's pregnancy was part of the story line, which was considered daring in 1952. The same day Ball gave birth to Desi Jr., the fictional Lucy Ricardo gave birth to "Little Ricky". As a testament to how interested the American public was in Lucy's TV baby, Arnaz appeared on the cover of the first issue of ''TV Guide'' with the headline "Lucy's $50,000,000 baby", ($ in dollars) because revenue from advertising tie-ins was expected to top that amount. Actor Richard Keith (a.k.a. Keith Thibodeaux) later portrayed "Little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather McNair
Heather McNair is an American actress who acted in Hollywood between 1983 and 1993. McNair grew up in Phoenix and attended Arizona State University, where she was a cheerleader. She planned to be a teacher, but after she began modeling while in college, she changed to that career, working in New York and Japan. A call from her agent prompted her to venture into acting. The result was a part in the television series '' Automan''. She starred in the TV series '' Automan'' in the role of Roxanne Caldwell, and also appeared in, among others, the series ''St. Elsewhere'', '' Knight Rider'' and ''Airwolf'', and in the films '' Madhouse'', '' Kid'' and ''Chaplin Chaplin may refer to: People * Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), English comedy film actor and director * Chaplin (name), other people named Chaplin Films * ''Unknown Chaplin'' (1983) * Chaplin (film), ''Chaplin'' (film) (1992) * Chaplin (2011 fi ...''. References External links * American film actresses American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stu Phillips (composer)
Stuart Phillips (born September 9, 1929) is an American composer of film scores and television series theme music, conductor and record producer. He is best known for composing the theme tunes to the television series '' McCloud'', ''Battlestar Galactica'', and '' Knight Rider''. Biography Career Phillips studied music at The High School of Music & Art in New York City, New York, and at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. While at Eastman, he began arranging music for the Rochester Civic Orchestra.Stu Phillips official biography at stuwho.com In 1958, Phillips began composing for ' television and record subsidiaries. He founded [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Locke (producer)
Peter E. Locke is an American film producer, and co-founder of The Kushner-Locke Company along with his partner, Donald Kushner. He also produced the 1977 horror film The Hills Have Eyes and directed the 1971 comedy-drama satire film You’ve Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You’ll Lose That Beat starring Zalman King , Richard Pryor , Allen Garfield , Robert Downey Sr. Locke's television credits include the series '' The Stockard Channing Show'', '' Automan'', six seasons of '' 1st & Ten'', 860 episodes of ''Divorce Court'', 66 episodes of '' Sweating Bullets'', '' Contraption'', ''Gun'', ''Cracker'', and ''Harts of the West''. Additionally he has produced 38 Movies of the Week, six mini-series, game shows, animated syndicated shows and over 50 direct-to-video/DVD titles. Locke is an agent for Castel Film Studios in Bucharest, Romania, one of the largest studio facilities in Europe. Peter Locke is the father of musician Taylor Locke, co-founder and lead guitarist of the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 In American Television
This article is a list of television-related events during 1984. Events Programs Debuting this year Resuming this year Changing networks Ending this year Entering syndication Made-for-TV movies and miniseries *''V (The Final Battle), V: The Final Battle'' Networks and services Launches Conversions and rebrandings Closures Television stations Station launches Network affiliation changes Births Deaths See also * 1984 in the United States * List of American films of 1984 References External linksList of 1984 American television series at IMDb {{DEFAULTSORT:1984 In Television 1984 in American television, 1980s in American television, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In American Television
The year 1983 in television involved some significant events. Events Programs Debuting this year Resuming this year Ending this year Changing networks Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Networks and services Launches Conversions and rebrandings Closures Television stations Station launches Stations changing network affiliation Station closures Births Deaths See also * 1983 in the United States * List of American films of 1983 References External linksList of 1983 American television seriesat IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... {{DEFAULTSORT:1983 In American Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Television
20th Television, Inc. (formerly known as TCF Television Productions, Inc., 20th Century-Fox Television and 20th Century Fox Television) is the television studio arm of 20th Century Studios, owned by Disney Television Studios, a division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Productions from this company are distributed on/in home video, home media formats by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment through the 20th Century Home Entertainment banner. 20th Television was part of the majority of 21st Century Fox's assets acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, acquired by Disney in 2019. The company's current name was adopted in 2020 when Disney dropped the "Fox" word from the names of the acquired 21st Century Fox assets to avoid brand confusion with Fox Corporation. 20th Television has since become American Broadcasting Company, ABC's flagship television production arm with the closure of ABC Signature on October 1, 2024. Divisions 20th Televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tron
''Tron'' (stylized as ''TRON'') is a 1982 American science fiction action adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer and video game developer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with programs in his attempt to escape. It also stars Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, and Barnard Hughes. ''Tron'' was one of cinema's earliest films to use extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI). The inspiration for ''Tron'' dates back to 1976, when Lisberger became intrigued with video games after seeing ''Pong''. He and producer Donald Kushner set up an animation studio to develop ''Tron'' with the intention of making it an animated film. To promote the studio itself, Lisberger and his team created a 30-second animation featuring the first appearance of the title character. Eventually, Lisberger decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Kushner
Donald Kushner (born March 2, 1945) is an American producer who has worked with animation, live-action, and theater productions. Biography Kushner was born March 2, 1945, to Ann Gardner. He has two sisters. Kushner attended high school in Providence, Rhode Island, received an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University in 1971 and a Boston University J.D. degree in 1973. He then studied art for one year in Florence, Italy. Upon returning to Boston, Kushner set up a law practice which included a number of show business clients which in turn led him to the opportunity to produce plays for the Boston stage, among them '' P.S. Your Cat Is Dead'' and the first theatrical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's ''Player Piano''. In 1977, Kushner formed a partnership with filmmaker Steven Lisberger, and in 1978, the pair moved to the West Coast where they produced the 90-minute animated film '' Animalympics'' for NBC, but which was ultimately aborted. He later conceived and produced his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
